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The Almost-Perfect Hiding Place

4:57am July 14, 2017

Police were chasing a man who was hiding in an attic space in a woman's apartment. The woman said he wasn't inside. Then a neighbor called police when a man fell through the ceiling into the shower.

At an ATM much like this one, customers received a surprise instead of a receipt.

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Texas Police Make Odd Withdrawal From ATM: A Man Who Was Trapped Inside

6:09pm July 13, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Customers who visited an ATM in Corpus Christi, Texas, kept receiving a curious note with their receipts: "Please help." Finally, someone contacted the police. "It was just crazy," an officer said.

Can A Monkey Hold A Copyright?

6:39am July 13, 2017

A court is deciding if the rights for photos belong to a monkey that took selfie photos. A photographer published the photos in a book, but an animal rights group sued for copyright infringement.

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Man Brings Can Of Beer On Plane As Checked Baggage

6:39am July 13, 2017

A man in Australia checked a can of beer as his luggage on a flight from Melbourne to Perth. It arrived intact on the baggage carousel with a tag on it.

'Piggyback Driver' Lets Kids Drive Their Parents

5:51am July 12, 2017

When children ride on their parent's shoulders, a new helmet lets them steer. It vibrates to show which direction they want to go.

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After 13 Years Of Daily Alarms, Owners Remove Clock From Air Vent

5:08am July 10, 2017

The small digital clock got stuck in a wall during repair work more than a decade ago. It rang at 7:50 every evening ever since — untill the owners had it removed.

Correction: Canadian Woman Didn't Miss Out On Banana Bread

8:42am June 30, 2017

No, a Canadian woman didn't die at the age of 87 — saying her failure to make banana bread was her great regret. That story was from a satirical website.

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Hannibal Buress Pays Look-Alike To Go To Movie Premiere In His Place

7:39am June 30, 2017

Comedian Hannibal Buress didn't want to go to the premiere of a new movie he was in. So he paid a look-alike $500 to go; the look-alike even got interviewed on the red carpet.

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Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200

5:04am June 28, 2017

Police in Minneapolis pulled over a driver who was wanted on a warrant for a drug charge. He must have anticipated it, because he had a "get out of jail free" card from Monopoly with him.

An aerial view of the sequoia in Boise, Idaho, as workers prepared to transport it about two blocks. Heavy machinery had to be used to prune its roots and build a structure so they could move the roughly 100-foot tree, which was planted back in 1912.

What Does It Take To Move A 10-Story Tree A Couple Of City Blocks?

3:50pm June 25, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

That answer, as seen Sunday in Boise, Idaho: $300,000 and a lot of determination. St. Luke's Health System, which moved the historic sequoia, says it "was never even an option" to cut it down.